Combination match-box holder and cigar cutter



, Dec. 8, 1925. 1,564,539 7 V. DI FIGLIA COMBINATION MATCH BOX HOLDER AND CIGAR CUTTER Filed April 22, 1925 .INVENTOR V can! flz'F'iia. BY 6"!) /!I ATTORNEY Ill;

Patented Dec. 3, i925.

VINCENT DI FIGLIA, G13 BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

COMBINATION MATCH-RG2: HQLIDER AND GIG-AR CUTTER.

Application filed April 22, 1.925.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VINCENT Di FIGLIA, a citizen of the United States, residing at irooklyn, in thecounty of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful In'iprovements in Combination Match-Box Holders and Cigar Cutters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in smokers utensils, especially pertaining to ash trays, match holders, cigar rests and cigar cutters.

One of the principal objects of the invention to so construct an ash tray as to embody with it a cigar cutter which is readily accessible at all times and may be conveniently manipulated.

Another feature of this device is to secure the cutter upon the ash tray so that the waste or cut off portion of the cigar is received within the tray as it drops off the cigar and not upon the floor or surroundings.

A still further aim is to produce a utensil comprising an ash tray combining several adjunctive features so constructed as to preserve a neat and ornamental appearance, of relatively cheap construction and easy manipulation.

'lhese several aims and objects are accon1- plished by the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and shown in the accompanying drawing, forming an essential part of this disclosure, and in which Figure 1 is a front elevational view of an embodiment of the invention:

Figure 2 is an end view of the same.

Figure 3 is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure l is a front elevational view of the same, parts being broken away to show the construction of the interior.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, the numeral 10 designates in general an ash tray of ovoidal shape having fiat overhanging edges 11 encircling thevupper edge of the tray.

Secured at each end of the tray 10 on the edges 11, by solder or other means, are cigar or cigarette rests 12 arcuately curved to conform to the shape'of a cigar.

illidway in length of the tray 10 on th edge 11, is secured a short post 14 and fixed on the upper end of the post 14, is a plate 17 having a raised spring side 18, the other Serial No. 24,934.

side 19 being bent outward at an angle 20 for a portion of its length and then inwardly as at 21 to the height of the side 18.

Engaged over the edge of the angular side 21 is a lip 22, formed on a plate 23, having lugs 94, set in the plate 17 and sides 25 enclosing a space in which is slidably mounted a cutter blade 26, slidably engaged on its upper edge in a slot, formed by a guide strip 27,-fastened to the inner surface of the plate 21, the lower edge of the blade 26 having a lug 28, slidably engaged in a slot 29 in the plate 21.

The blade 26 is held normally at one end of the device by means of a spring 30, having one end attached to hook 31 on the plate 23, the other end of the spring being engaged by a hook 32, fastened to the plate 26.

A hole 32 in the blade 26 and a similar hole 34, in the plate 21, admits of inserting the end of a cigar, the edges of the holes being bevelled to act as shears, severing the ends of an entered cigar when the cutter blade 26 is pressed inwardly to oppose the spring 30, as will be readily understood, the clipped portion passing out through an opening in the plate element 20.

A narrow stop plate 35, having a raised central arch, is disposed between the plates 23 and 18, being secured by bent lugs 36 to the plate 1'7, the spring side plate having its upper edge, slightly out-turned to facilitate the entrance ot a common safety match box between the plates 18 and 23, the box resting on the stop 35 in a well known manner.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a commodious device for smokers use has been disclosed, that is readily portable, convenient and of good appearance.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A match box holder and cigar cutter comprising a metal plate bent to produce a flooring for a match box, a vertical side well, an opposed side wall bent angularly outward and inward at an included angle of approximately ninety degrees, its upper edge being disposed substantially level with the corresponding edge of the first named wall, a plate attached to the upper edge of said angular wall and to its junction with said flooring to extend vertical therebetween, end walls formed with said vertical plate to extend coincident-ally with the angular walls, the lower of said angular 'alls having a discharge opening and the and a spring eo-operatively acting between upper of said angular Walls having an opensaid shear plate and angular Wall whereby ing receptive of the end of a cigar, a shear the shear plate is held normally extended 0 plate slida'bly engaged closely adjacent the and the mentioned opening in register. inner surfaceof said upper angular Wall In Witness whereof I have affixed my sigsaicl shear plate having an opening regi nature. trable with the opening in the angular wall, 7 VINCENT DI FIGLIA. 

